The evening world., 1887-11-14

Madison Square Theatre for two seasons, 1t
is said that Mr.. Palmer originally paid the
Franco-American Company $4,000 in cash,
on account of royalties, for the play, and the
contract stipulated that it should be pre-
scented at the Madison Square Theatre last
season. The success of " Jim the Penman "
rendering that impossible, Mr.. Palmer paid a
further sum of 81, 900 to carry the rights of
production into this year. When the com
pany played in Chicago two summers ago
they produced The Martyr" Since that
time a new act has been written by Mr..
Cazauran. That The Martyr" has failed in
this city is evident from the announcement
of its speedy withdrawal. 1t pleased the
Chicago theatre-goers, which, however,
means very little in the metropolis. The
Arabian Nights ran for 100 nights in Chica-
go, but they don't like it here. In " Elaine "
Miss Annie Russell will have splendid OPP
%portuhities. The play was given at a matinee
at the Madison Square Theatre last season.
After 4" Elaine" Manager Palmer has several
plays to select from, including "Remorse,"
by O. A. Byrne and Arthur Wallack THE
Barrister, - the American rights in which are
owned by Henry E. Abbey's Marcus Mayer,
and a new play by Jones, the author of
Saints and Sinners. called Heart OF
given at the Boston Museum. It was offered
to the Lyceum Theatre and to Wallack's.
William Gillette will play the part of the
correspondent in Held by the Enemy" at
Phil Phidlatd ID iRh rsb each night gf THEY tbs week ssc6 and %or at
ing at Niblo's Garden. After the week in
Held by the Enemy until Easter, but will
devote himself to the production of She"
and to his part in The Great Pink Pearl"
Gillette is a very busy man, nowadays. He
seems to be everywhere at the same time,
and his friends are wondering if the hideous
ulster he wears has the same properties as the
seven-leagued boots in the fairy tale.
George Fawcett, who made q hit in
" Rudolph" playing the heavy part of the
burglar, and chairman on the Committee on
Strikes, has been engaged to appear in "She"
in the part of the Captain.
Kyrle Bellew and H. Clay Miner walked
they arrived in front of the Fifth Avenue
Theatre they stopped and, lifting their heads,
gazed ardently at the photographic representa-,
at a conspicuous altitude, For two minutes
they stared at it, apparently taking in every
line. Then, with a torrent of verbiage and
a great deal of exclamation, they moved on.
his may mean something. Leu tnOBe VINO
are still 30 deeply interested in the fair
de butante and her manager puzzle their
worthy heads over it.
Although it has not yet been announced, the
fact that The Marquis" will be withdrawn
from the Casino on Nov. % is known. A new
comic opera, by Lecocq, called "Madelon,"
which has been called for rehearsal, will be
produced, and after New York has seen it
the present company will take it with " The
Marquis" to Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago.
Baltimore and Washington. The book of
g Madelon " is by Meilhac and Halevy, and
the opera ran for 200 nights at the Theatre
de la Renaissance in Paris. The scene is
laid in Paris in 1852 and the story deals with
the Fronde troubles between the mobiles of
Paris, headed by Capt. Rubicamp, of the
Queens guards, and the dissatisfied citizens.
The cast is to include Misses Bertha Ricci,
Isabelle Urquhart, Sylvia .Gerrish, Lucy
Rivers, Rose Wilson, Georgia Lincoln and
Lillian Grubb,. and Messrs. Mark Smith,
Courtice Pounds, Arthur w. Tams, Edgar
Smith, Henry Leoni,. G.. /. Weeks and James
I. Powers. "Madelon " will have at least
five weeks at the Casino before the ever
welcome "Erminie " returns.